Entries tagged "Union Square Ventures"

Long-term VC returns fell sharply

Ten-year VC returns are falling sharply and are expected to continue to decline, according to the NVCA, now that 1999 no longer factors into the 10-year calculation.

Very nice terms, says Sabet of Boxee round

Good startups can do good deals despite a tough economy, says Spark Capital's Bijan Sabet in The Deal's video interview. Sabet says everyone involved got 'very nice terms' on Boxee's recent Series B.

Shake Shack II tech shindig in pictures

Startup founders and venture capitalists mingled Tuesday evening at nextNY's second annual shindig at Shake Shack, a kitschy outdoor burger stand in New York's Madison Square Park.

Foursquare funding a venture capital case study

The financing of Foursquare has turned into a fascinating case study of the interplay between venture capitalists and the startups they back, and what happens when the relationship becomes public.

VC industry could be halved

Benchmark Capital's Bill Gurley sees the potential for a VC industry half the size of today's.

TargetSpot's Goldwerger on online audio ads

TargetSpot's new CEO Eyal Goldwerger talks about online audio advertising in this Behind the Money video. Fred Wilson, a backer of TargetSpot, says this is a market that is 'just about to take off.'

A look back at Microsoft and ahead for Boxee

A look back at what Microsoft did right in its early days. And a look forward at how Boxee, which scored a Series B this week, may be forging a similar path.

Boxee adds General Catalyst to Spark, USV

Media center software maker Boxee becomes the first company General Catalyst Partners co-invests in with Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures.

Matrix Partners' Paul Ferri on the VC shakeout

Paul Ferri, founder of Matrix Partners, which just raised the year's second-biggest VC fund, talks about the incredible shrinking venture capital asset class.

Jeff Pulver on Twitter and the 'state of now'

140 Characters Conference organizer and Twitter investor Jeff Pulver tells The Deal why he thinks the 'state of now' matters in this episode of our Behind the Money online video show.

David Hornik on the VC math problem

August Capital partner David Hornik discusses how the incredible shrinking VC industry affects big, capital-intensive companies. August Capital raised the year's biggest VC fund at $650 million.

Fred Wilson: Q&A on the VC math problem

"The problem with the venture asset class is two-fold: the illiquidity issue and the access issue," Fred Wilson tells The Deal in this in-depth Q&A on The Venture Capital Math Problem.

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